The county is named after "Tennessee state legislator Howell L. Pickett."<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee,"] Wikipedia.</ref>

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The county is named after "Tennessee state legislator Howell L. Pickett."<ref>&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies" _fcksavedurl="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies"&gt;"List of counties in Tennessee,"&lt;/a&gt; Wikipedia.</ref>

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==== Parent County ====

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'''1879--'''Pickett County was established&nbsp;27 February 1879 from [[Overton County, Tennessee|Overton]] and [[Fentress County, Tennessee|Fentress]] Counties. Early records may be found under Overton and Fentress Counties. <br>'''County seat: '''Byrdstown <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed''. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), 643. ({{FHL|1852055|item}} Ref Book 973 D27e 2002). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry].</ref>

[http://www.mytennesseegenealogy.com/tn-maps.html "Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps"] (1777-1985) may be viewed for free at the My Tennessee Genealogy website. They rely on [http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap 3.0] software.

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[http://www.mapofus.org/tennessee/ "Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps"] (1777-1985) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. They rely on [http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap 3.0] software.

Tennessee cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.

Tennessee cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.

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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& Find A Grave] can be searched by the&nbsp;name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.&nbsp; Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.&nbsp; May&nbsp;give obituaries,&nbsp;names of&nbsp;family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.

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*&lt;a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs&amp;"&gt;Find A Grave&lt;/a&gt; can be searched by the&nbsp;name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.&nbsp; Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.&nbsp; May&nbsp;give obituaries,&nbsp;names of&nbsp;family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.

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*Find A Grave also gives&nbsp;a [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=45&CScnty=2495 list of cemeteries in&nbsp;Pickett County] linking to the &nbsp;information about the people buried there,

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*Find A Grave also gives&nbsp;a &lt;a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&amp;CScn=&amp;CScntry=4&amp;CSst=45&amp;CScnty=2495"&gt;list of cemeteries in&nbsp;Pickett County&lt;/a&gt; linking to the &nbsp;information about the people buried there,

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*[http://www.tngenweb.org/records/cemeteries/index.php?function=county&s_county=pickett Pickett Co. TN Cemetery Records], part of the&nbsp;TNGenWeb Cemetery Database, lists many cemeteries in&nbsp;the&nbsp;county, often with indexes and&nbsp;transcripts of the burials.

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*&lt;a href="http://www.tngenweb.org/records/cemeteries/index.php?function=county&amp;s_county=pickett"&gt;Pickett Co. TN Cemetery Records&lt;/a&gt;, part of the&nbsp;TNGenWeb Cemetery Database, lists many cemeteries in&nbsp;the&nbsp;county, often with indexes and&nbsp;transcripts of the burials.

*The [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library Catalog ]lists some&nbsp;{{FHL|626797|subject-id|disp=records of&nbsp;cemeteries in&nbsp;Pickett county}}.&nbsp; Some of the books or others may be on [http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Google Books] or available at public libraries.

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*The &lt;a href="https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog"&gt;Family History Library Catalog &lt;/a&gt;lists some&nbsp;&lt;img _fck_mw_template="true" _fckrealelement="29" _fckfakelement="true" src="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" class="FCK__MWTemplate"&gt;.&nbsp; Some of the books or others may be on &lt;a href="http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search"&gt;Google Books&lt;/a&gt; or available at public libraries.

*Charles A. Reeves Jr. has created a detailed map showing the locations of Putnam County cemeteries. It may be purchased for a small fee through his [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_cems.htm website].

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*Charles A. Reeves Jr. has created a detailed map showing the locations of Putnam County cemeteries. It may be purchased for a small fee through his &lt;a href="http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_cems.htm"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;.

==== Census ====

==== Census ====

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1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population censuses of Pickett County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see [[Tennessee Census|Tennessee Census]]. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.

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1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population censuses of Pickett County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see &lt;a href="Tennessee Census"&gt;Tennessee Census&lt;/a&gt;. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.

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See &lt;a _fcknotitle="true" href="Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book"&gt;Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book&lt;/a&gt; for more information about statewide printed indexes.

'''1890''' - Lost, but substitutes are available:

'''1890''' - Lost, but substitutes are available:

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*Reed, Sue S. ''Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891.'' 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. {{FHL|461479|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 6 1891}}. [Pickett County is included in Vol. 6.]

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*Reed, Sue S. ''Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891.'' 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. &lt;img _fck_mw_template="true" _fckrealelement="27" _fckfakelement="true" src="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" class="FCK__MWTemplate"&gt;. [Pickett County is included in Vol. 6.]

As of August 2010, a query for [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=Search&includedb=&lang=en&ti=&surname=&stype=Exact&given=&bplace=Pickett+Tennessee&byear=&brange=0&dplace=&dyear=&drange=0&mplace=&myear=&mrange=0&father=&mother=&spouse=&skipdb=&period=All&submit.x=Search persons born in Pickett, Tennessee] at ''[[World Connect|World Connect]]'', results in more than 16,000 entries.

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As of August 2010, a query for &lt;a href="http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=Search&amp;includedb=&amp;lang=en&amp;ti=&amp;surname=&amp;stype=Exact&amp;given=&amp;bplace=Pickett+Tennessee&amp;byear=&amp;brange=0&amp;dplace=&amp;dyear=&amp;drange=0&amp;mplace=&amp;myear=&amp;mrange=0&amp;father=&amp;mother=&amp;spouse=&amp;skipdb=&amp;period=All&amp;submit.x=Search"&gt;persons born in Pickett, Tennessee&lt;/a&gt; at ''&lt;a href="World Connect"&gt;World Connect&lt;/a&gt;'', results in more than 16,000 entries.

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*''History and Genealogy of Families in Pickett County, Tennessee''. [Tenn.]: Pickett County Book Committee, 1991. {{FHL|525767|title-id|disp=FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8687 D2h}}.

*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnfentre/civil.htm 1890 Census for Pickett, Fentress, &amp; Clay Counties], (accessed 30 Jan 2012). Here is a listing of all Union Civil War veterans and their wives. It lists name, rank, company, town they lived in, any ailments, and county.

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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnfentre/civil.htm 1890 Census for Pickett, Fentress, &amp; Clay Counties] (accessed 30 Jan 2012). Here is a listing of all Union Civil War veterans and their wives. It lists name, rank, company, town they lived in, any ailments, and county.

*United States Pension Bureau, [http://www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso02buregoog#page/n386/mode/1up List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for ...] (Washington Printing Office; 1883), (accessed 1 Feb 2012). Online at Internet Archive.&nbsp;Pickett County, page 368.

*United States Pension Bureau, [http://www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso02buregoog#page/n386/mode/1up List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for ...] (Washington Printing Office; 1883), (accessed 1 Feb 2012). Online at Internet Archive.&nbsp;Pickett County, page 368.

Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/newspapers/tn-paper.htm TSLA]. Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspapers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies and newspapers not available for interlibrary loan click [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailill.htm#newspapers here]. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Pickett County click on the following town:

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Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at <ref> [[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/newspapers/tn-paper.htm tn.gov]] </ref> Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspapers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies and newspapers not available for interlibrary loan click <ref> [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailill.htm#newspapers tn.gov]. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Pickett County click on the following town: fckLRfckLR*&lt;ref&gt; [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/newspapers/paper-b.htm#Byrdstown Byrdstown] </ref>

Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers who are new to their area would not likely discover. This type of material may be found in local, regional, or statewide genealogical society journals. The following periodicals cover this county:

Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers who are new to their area would not likely discover. This type of material may be found in local, regional, or statewide genealogical society journals. The following periodicals cover this county:

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:Genealogical articles with abstracts of Pickett County, Tennessee records have been published in ''Ansearchin' News'', the quarterly magazine of the [http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society]. To view a list of these articles, visit their [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/ByCounty_ndx.html county index]. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/index.html archive]&nbsp;or conduct a [http://www.tngs.org/search.htm surname search]. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the ''Ansearchin' News'' quarterly {{FHL|44514|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a.}}

The&nbsp;Pickett County Court has responsibility for the probate records.<br>

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:Genealogical articles with abstracts of Pickett County, Tennessee records have been published in ''Ansearchin' News'', the quarterly magazine of the <ref> [http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society] </ref>. To view a list of these articles, visit their <ref> [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/ByCounty_ndx.html By County]</ref> a county index. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their <ref> [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/index.html archive]</ref> archive or conduct a <ref> [http://www.tngs.org/search.htm surname search]</ref> surname search. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the ''Ansearchin' News'' quarterly '''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter''' "This newsletter, although called 'Overton County,' covers all the area in Overton, Fentress, and Pickett County, Tennessee." - Vol. 7, no. 4 p. 2 Family History Library has volume 1 - 8 _Indexed in PERiodical Source Index [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)]]For further information see Overton County Historical Society website: <ref> [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnoverto/OCHS/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnoverto/OCHS/index.htm]</ref> rootsweb <br>

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==== Probate ====

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<br> Pickett County Court has responsibility for the probate records. <br>

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==== Vital Records ====

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The original Pickett County marriage records are kept at the County Courthouse. Due to fire, the marriage records of Pickett County are lost until 1934.

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<br> The original Pickett County marriage records are kept at the County Courthouse. Due to fire, the marriage records of Pickett County are lost until 1934. The following Pickett County marriage records are microfilmed: fckLR*'''[1934-1995]''' Available at the <ref> [[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/preservation/countymicro/pick.pdf]]</ref> Tennessee.gov.

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*'''[1934-1995]''' Available at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/preservation/countymicro/pick.pdf TSLA].

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*'''[1934-1961]''' Available at the Family History Library. Some volumes are indexed. Includes index.

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*'''[1934-1961]''' Available at the Family History Library. Some volumes are indexed.{{FHL|1928807|film}} Includes index.

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The following Pickett County marriage records are abstracted and/or indexed:

The following Pickett County marriage records are abstracted and/or indexed:

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*{{RecordSearch|1619127|Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950}} - covers all counties in Tennessee.

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*This covers all counties in Tennessee.

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*Many county marriage records&nbsp;are indexed with images&nbsp;at Ancestry's [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002]. ($)&nbsp; Be aware that this index is not complete for many counties.

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*Many county marriage records are indexed with images at Ancestry's <ref> [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002]</ref>. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002($) Be aware that this index is not complete for many counties. Pickett County is not included in Sistler's ''Early Middle Tennessee Marriages''. <br>

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'''Death''' <br>

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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1674580 Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955] at Record Search Pilot at FamilySearch. Name index with extracted death certificate information. Search by surname then browse through the results. You may need to supply variant spellings of the names. <br>

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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1674580 Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955] at Record Search Pilot at FamilySearch. Name index with extracted death certificate information.&nbsp; Search by surname then browse through the results. You may need to supply variant spellings of the names.

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Deaths of Methodists in Pickett County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:

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For deaths of Methodists in Pickett County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:

[http://www.mtgs.org/ '''Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society''']<br>PO Box 330948<br>Nashville, TN, USA 37203-7507<br>The society serves the 40 counties of middle Tennessee of which Pickett County is one. It publishes ''The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History'', a quarterly containing articles of genealogical and historical interest. Little-known Tennessee records are published and indexed, along with family genealogies, Bible records and material submitted by members. There is an&nbsp;alphabetical Index to articles in the Journal&nbsp;1988-summer 2005

The society serves the 40 counties of middle Tennessee of which Pickett County is one. It publishes ''The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History'', a quarterly containing articles of genealogical and historical interest. Little-known Tennessee records are published and indexed, along with family genealogies, Bible records and material submitted by members. There is an alphabetical Index to articles in the Journal 1988-summer 2005

==== Family History Centers<br> ====

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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]

== Web Sites ==

== Web Sites ==

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{{Wikipedia|Pickett County, Tennessee}}

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*[http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.pickett/mb.ashx Pickett County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)]

Revision as of 01:38, 13 February 2014

Pickett County, Tennessee genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Pickett County (established 1879) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Health Department has birth records.County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1935.Clerk and Master and Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records.Clerk Circuit Court has court records.Register of Deeds has land records. [2]

History

Middle Tennessee county.

The county is named after "Tennessee state legislator Howell L. Pickett."[3]

Parent County

1879--Pickett County was established 27 February 1879 from <a href="Overton County, Tennessee">Overton</a> and <a href="Fentress County, Tennessee">Fentress</a> Counties. Early records may be found under Overton and Fentress Counties. County seat: Byrdstown [4]

Cemeteries

Tennessee cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.

<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs&amp;">Find A Grave</a> can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.

Charles A. Reeves Jr. has created a detailed map showing the locations of Putnam County cemeteries. It may be purchased for a small fee through his <a href="http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_cems.htm">website</a>.

Census

1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population censuses of Pickett County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see <a href="Tennessee Census">Tennessee Census</a>. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.

See <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book">Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book</a> for more information about statewide printed indexes.

1890 - Lost, but substitutes are available:

Reed, Sue S. Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891. 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. <img _fck_mw_template="true" _fckrealelement="27" _fckfakelement="true" src="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" class="FCK__MWTemplate">. [Pickett County is included in Vol. 6.]

Newspapers

Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at [10] Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspapers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies and newspapers not available for interlibrary loan click [11]

Periodicals

Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers who are new to their area would not likely discover. This type of material may be found in local, regional, or statewide genealogical society journals. The following periodicals cover this county:

Ansearchin' News

Genealogical articles with abstracts of Pickett County, Tennessee records have been published in Ansearchin' News, the quarterly magazine of the [12]. To view a list of these articles, visit their [13] a county index. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their [14] archive or conduct a [15] surname search. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the Ansearchin' News quarterly Overton County Historical Society Newsletter "This newsletter, although called 'Overton County,' covers all the area in Overton, Fentress, and Pickett County, Tennessee." - Vol. 7, no. 4 p. 2 Family History Library has volume 1 - 8 _Indexed in PERiodical Source Index Periodical Source Index (PERSI)For further information see Overton County Historical Society website: [16] rootsweb

Probate

Pickett County Court has responsibility for the probate records.

Taxation

Vital Records

Marriage

The original Pickett County marriage records are kept at the County Courthouse. Due to fire, the marriage records of Pickett County are lost until 1934. The following Pickett County marriage records are microfilmed: fckLR*[1934-1995] Available at the [17] Tennessee.gov.

[1934-1961] Available at the Family History Library. Some volumes are indexed. Includes index.

The following Pickett County marriage records are abstracted and/or indexed:

This covers all counties in Tennessee.

Many county marriage records are indexed with images at Ancestry's [18]. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002($) Be aware that this index is not complete for many counties. Pickett County is not included in Sistler's Early Middle Tennessee Marriages.

Death

Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955 at Record Search Pilot at FamilySearch. Name index with extracted death certificate information. Search by surname then browse through the results. You may need to supply variant spellings of the names.

Deaths of Methodists in Pickett County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:

Societies and Libraries

Pickett County Public Library1331 Beason Rd.Byrdstown, TN 38549

Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society
PO Box 330948
Nashville, TN, USA 37203-7507
The society serves the 40 counties of middle Tennessee of which Pickett County is one. It publishes The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, a quarterly containing articles of genealogical and historical interest. Little-known Tennessee records are published and indexed, along with family genealogies, Bible records and material submitted by members. There is an alphabetical Index to articles in the Journal 1988-summer 2005